Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

[Do you want to log in as the character "Kamishiro Yukine"?]

"Yes."

[Enable smart managed mode?]

"no."

There's no need for a third-party service if you're staying at home, because this crappy system is unreliable.

The moment consciousness faded, the familiar feeling of weightlessness washed over me.

When he opened his eyes again, Shimada Sho found himself standing in the entrance hall of the villa.

Yukine Kamishiro followed behind her mother, having just changed her shoes.

Her long silver hair shimmered softly under the warm yellow light. She wore a deep red off-the-shoulder dress, her long hair was tied up, and she was adorned with gorgeous jewelry around her neck. Her demeanor was completely different from when she was at school today.

Looking beside him, Kiryu Ichiyo stood quietly.

"Xueyin, thank you for your hard work today."

While Shimada Sho was still observing, Mrs. Kamishiro looked over.

With a gentle smile, she said, "Go take a shower and get some rest."

"Mm," Shimada Sho replied in the same tone as Yukine Kamishiro.

Lady Kamishiro turned and went upstairs, her footsteps fading into the distance.

Shimada Sho stood still and looked around.

It was already very late, but it seemed like the young lady had just returned from outside.

“Mr. Thug.” Yukine Kamishiro’s voice echoed in his mind.

"Hmm." Shimada Sho walked towards the living room, wondering to himself, "Why are you so late today?"

“She went to Yuki’s house.” Yukine Kamishiro said calmly. “Her father remarried, and today is a family dinner.”

"Remarrying."

Shimada Sho recalled the voice he heard through Ayase Yuki's phone while he was in the hospital.

That man must be her father.

He left his family for a woman when he was young, only to remarry later...

How are things going?

"It's alright," Yukine Kamishiro replied calmly. "Yuki doesn't really like them."

Shimada Sho did not press further.

He sat down on the sofa in the living room, his gaze sweeping over the magazines on the coffee table.

As his maid, Kiryu Ichiyo dutifully placed her handbag aside after he sat down and then went to serve him some black tea.

As Shimada Sho watched her busy figure, he recalled Sasaki Nozomi, whom he had met not long ago.

"Yukine," he said in his mind.

"what happened?"

"Are you still in contact with Nozomi Sasaki?"

After a moment of silence, Yukine Kamishiro's emotionless voice rang out: "We added each other on Line, and we contact each other occasionally."

"Do you know anything about her family?" Shimada Sho followed up with his question.

He needed to confirm whether it was the eldest daughter or Yuki Ayase who was helping the Sasaki family.

At that moment, Kiryu Ichiyo walked over holding her phone. "Miss."

The phone screen was lit up; someone had sent a message.

“If Mr. Thug wants to know something, just look for yourself,” Yukine Kamishiro said at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Shimada Sho looked at the cell phone in the maid's hand.

The screen is on, but because it's not unlocked, I can't see the specific message content.

He never intruded on the young lady's privacy.

Although he could easily browse through her chat history, photos, and even more private things.

But he doesn't have a penchant for prying into other people's privacy.

Moreover, doing this is not a good idea.

But judging from the young lady's expression, she had no intention of hiding it from him at all.

With the simple phrase "Just see it for yourself," he revealed all his secrets without reservation.

"..."

It would be a lie to say I wasn't curious.

After hesitating for only a moment, he reached out and took the phone.

Place your finger on the screen, unlock with your fingerprint, and the wallpaper that appears is a very ordinary landscape photo, a beautiful picture of cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Perhaps due to the photographer's poor skills, it has absolutely no aesthetic appeal.

Looking at the scene above, Shimada Sho felt it looked somewhat familiar.

But he didn't look closely and quickly turned his attention to the table.

I have very few apps on my phone. Besides the few that come with the system, I only have Line and a browser.

The icons are neatly arranged, with no red dots or unread messages, making it look as clean as a brand new phone.

He opened Line.

The contact list is short, so short that it can be viewed at a glance.

Mrs. Kamishiro, the butler Kira, Ayase Yuki, Sasaki Nozomi, and a few others whose names were listed as classmates from school.

At the very top, there is a pinned contact with the note: Mr. Thug.

The profile picture was very familiar to Shimada Sho; it was his LINE profile picture.

Upon seeing this note, Shimada Sho's finger paused for a moment.

She pinned it to the top so blatantly, and the note was written very clearly.

Without any concealment or reservation.

Are you waiting for him to ask?

He pretended not to see it, scrolled down, and opened Sasaki Nozomi's chat box.

There weren't many chat logs; you could scroll up a few pages and reach the end.

Most of the messages were from Nozomi Sasaki, and the young lady's replies were all very brief.

At first glance, it looks a bit like an automated system reply.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, the cherry blossoms at school are in bloom today, they're so beautiful/picture]

[Kamidai Yukine: Yeah. 】

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, I made some new sweets. I'll bring them to you next time. /Cute]

[Kamidai Yukine: Okay. 】

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, have you been busy with your studies lately?]

[Kamishiro Yukine: I'm alright.]

In every single post, Nozomi Sasaki enthusiastically tried to find topics to talk about, while the young lady responded coldly.

Looking at these records, Shimada Sho felt inexplicably familiar.

Isn't this exactly how he treated Nozomi Sasaki when he was in charge of her care?

With a cold face and not saying a word, he made the other person feel indifferent. So this is how even a young lady behaves.

Shimada Sho scrolled up and saw an earlier message.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, are you there?]

no reply.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Never mind if she's not here~ /sticks out tongue.]

There has still been no reply.

The last message was from Nozomi Sasaki; it was sent just now.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, someone came to help us drive away those yakuza today. Was it a friend of yours? If so, I'd like to thank her in person. /bows]

There's another message right after that.

[Sasaki Nozomi: It's okay if you're not here / bunny flapping ears.jpg]

It's passive-aggressive behavior.

Shimada Sho felt a little sorry for the girl.

In school, he would push and pressure people to be his friends.

They accepted it, but then they just packed their bags and left.

Not only do we not contact each other in real life, but we are also incredibly cold on Line.

Heaven knows how much courage it took for the girl to keep sending messages.

Seeing that she immediately followed up the message with a bunny emoji to cover up her embarrassment, Shimada Sho didn't ask for the young lady's opinion again and directly picked out a cool cartoon emoji from the emoji bar and sent it over.

The emoji is of a Shiba Inu wearing sunglasses, captioned "What's up?"

The message has been sent and is now marked as read.

Then the news came in like a burst dam.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, you're here!]

[Sasaki Nozomi: How's the new school? Are you getting used to it?]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Are your classmates easy to get along with?]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Has anyone bullied you?]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Ah, did I ask too many questions? /facepalm]

[Sasaki Nozomi: It's okay if Kamishiro-kun doesn't want to answer / cute]

Looking at the messages popping up on the screen, Shimada Sho suddenly understood something.

Sasaki is too talkative.

Having few friends, I now have someone to confide in, and I can't wait to pour out everything I've been holding back for days.

The young lady probably isn't very good at handling this situation.

“Mr. Thug.” Yukine Kamishiro’s voice echoed in her mind.

"Ok?"

"Are you chatting with Nozomi?"

"Yeah, she messaged me," Shimada Sho said, then asked, "You don't really respond to her?"

"I don't know what to say," Yukine Kamishiro said calmly. "I don't quite understand what she was saying."

really.

The young lady isn't good at small talk; there aren't many everyday trivia stories in her world to share.

They don't talk about interesting things at school, they don't gossip about friends, and they rarely even talk about the weather.

It's not that I don't want to talk, it's that I really don't know what to say.

He continued watching the screen; Sasaki Nozomi's messages were still being sent.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, did you help me with what happened today?]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Is that the short-haired girl, Kamishiro-san's friend?]